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June 2025 QRP/CW Sprint (#248)


N2CN Comments - Results are final.

Final Results
SWA - STRAIGHT KEY CATEGORY
Call   QSOs Mbrs Pts  Mul  Sco Bon Final  80-40-20 Antenna

W1 Division
KN1H     28   26  54   17  918  x2  1836  160M EFHW @ 75'                                   
K1IX      6    5  11    4   44  x2    88  40m NVIS                                          
WB1GYZ    3    3   6    2   12  x2    24  100' doublet kinda low                            

W2 Division
KA2KGP   28   27  55   14  770  x2  1540  G5RV up 20'                                       
KN2G     16   16  32   11  352  x2   704  55FT FANNED DIPOLE INVERTED VEE                   
W2SH     15   14  29   11  319  x2   638  72' wire vertical                                 

W3 Division
KC3MIO   32   31  63   17 1071  x2  2142  288' loop average height 30'                      
K3JZD    28   26  54   16  864  x2  1728  40m Dipole @25'                                   
KC3RN    25   24  49   15  735  x2  1470  40m EFHW @ 20'                                    
AK3X      6    6  12    5   60  x2   120  102' inv vee doublet@35'. Twin lead feed          

W4 Division
KC5F     44   42  86   20 1720  x2  3440  80m EFHW up about 40'                             
K4BAI    35   35  70   18 1260  x2  2520  130' center fed zepp inverted vee apex about 30'  
W4NLT    25   25  50   15  750  x2  1500  84 ft end fed in V configuration at 30ft          
K4WY     20   19  39   14  546  x2  1092  DIPOLES                                           
N5BO     20   19  39   13  507  x2  1014  Scorpion Mobile antenna on Truck                  
WG8Y     15   15  30   11  330  x2   660  grd mntd butterbut HF6V                           
WT4U     13   13  26    9  234  x2   468  80m EFHW Inv-V @ 35'                              
NA4O     12   12  24    7  168  x2   336  41ft EF @ 25 ft                                   
K4JPN    11   10  21    7  147  x2   294  80 M CF Zepp                                      
WD4OHD    8    8  16    7  112  x2   224  40m dipole                                        
KA8VZB    7    7  14    5   70  x2   140  60ft End Fed Wire @ 20ft                          
KN4RQD    1    1   2    1    2  x2     4  20m 1/4 wave vertical                             

W5 Division
AI5BE    16   16  32   12  384  x2   768  EFHW slope @ 50'                                  
KA6J     10   10  20    8  160  x2   320  ground mounted vertical                           
N5GW      8    8  16    7  112  x2   224  doublet @ 25'                                     

W6 Division
K6GPB     2    2   4    1    4  x2     8  G5RV 20 feet                                      

W7 Division
KC7DM     5    5  10    4   40  x2    80  450' loop @ 50'                                   

W8 Division

W9 Division
K9NUD    34   33  67   18 1206  x2  2412  80M EFHW up 40'                                   
WB9HFK   27   25  52   13  676  x2  1352  EF 150 Ft. Wire                                   
K9QEW    21   20  41   14  574  x2  1148  4BTV                                              
N8HWV    11   11  22    8  176  x2   352  80m EFHW at 15 ft agl                             
W9DWR     4    4   8    2   16  x2    32  Dipole @ 15'                                      
KD9EBS    2    2   4    1    4  x2     8  Attic Dipole at 25 Feet                           

W0 Division
N0TA     22   20  42   13  546  x2  1092  Doublet at 25 ft, Vertical                        
NO2D     10   10  20    9  180  x2   360  80 meter doublet at 30 feet                       
NN0SS    10   10  20    8  160  x2   320  inverted v @ 30 ft                                
AA0W      7    7  14    5   70  x2   140  OCF Dipole @ 5 Ft                                 

Canada Division

DX Division

SWA - BUG CATEGORY
Call   QSOs Mbrs Pts  Mul  Sco Bon Final  80-40-20 Antenna

W1 Division

W2 Division

W3 Division
KE3V     14   13  27    9  243 x1.5  364  fan inverted vee @ 30' apex                       

W4 Division
KJ4R     37   35  72   21 1512 x1.5 2268  134' EFHW                                         
K3RLL     5    5  10    4   40 x1.5   60  32.5' wire on garage roof                         

W5 Division
KD5ZCQ   10   10  20    9  180 x1.5  270  Random Wire 200' at 25'                           
KT3X      4    4   8    4   32 x1.5   48  gnd mtd vert                                      

W6 Division

W7 Division
N7QR      3    3   6    2   12 x1.5   18  Butternut HF6V gnd mtd vert w/o radials           

W8 Division

W9 Division

W0 Division
KD0V     14   14  28   10  280 x1.5  420  cf Zepp @ 30 feet                                 

Canada Division
VE3IIM   15   15  30   11  330 x1.5  495  fan dipole...160-10 metres at 30 feet             

DX Division

SWA - KEYER/KEYBOARD CATEGORY
Call   QSOs Mbrs Pts  Mul  Sco Bon Final  80-40-20 Antenna

W1 Division
KB1M      4    4   8    4   32        32  20 M dipole                                       
N2CN      2    2   4    2    8         8  Attic dipole                                      

W2 Division
N2ESE    13   13  26    9  234       234  40 mtr dipole @ 30 ft.                            
WA2FBN    6    6  12    4   48        48  EFHW sloper @ 25ft                                
WA1GWH    5    5  10    4   40        40  40m 1/4 wave inverted L                           
N2YHQ     3    3   6    2   12        12  End Fed at 25 feet                                

W3 Division
KD3CA     9    9  18    7  126       126  132 ft ocf windom @30 ft                          

W4 Division
WB0CJB   25   24  49   14  686       686  6BTV gnd mtd vert                                 
WX4RM    18   18  36   10  360       360  4BTV gnd mtd vert                                 
KM4JEG    6    6  12    5   60        60  ocf at 25 feet                                    
K4KRW     6    6  12    5   60        60  Inverted V @ 65'                                  
N4MJ      4    4   8    4   32        32  40M OCF SLOPING                                   
K4EAK     4    4   8    4   32        32  End-fed random wire, inverted L                   
K4KBL     3    3   6    3   18        18  ZS6BKS INV @ about 60'                            

W5 Division

W6 Division
KD7DUG   10    7  17    8  136       136  OCF dipole 35 feet                                

W7 Division
KF7Z     23   21  44   16  704       704  20 meter Dipole at 25'                            

W8 Division
WI8J     20   20  40   12  480       480  130 ft EFHW at 20 ft                              
W8GG     16   16  32   14  448       448  trap dipole @ 30'                                 
NF8M     14   14  28   10  280       280  EFHW @ 30 ft (20,40) 6BTV/bev (80)                

W9 Division

W0 Division
WU0A      9    9  18    8  144       144  G5RV @ 35 FEET                                    

Canada Division
VE3SIF   16   16  32   11  352       352  End Fed Half Wave up 25 feet                      

DX Division
DK1VD     4    4   8    3   24        24  GND MTD VERT                                      

GAIN ANTENNA CATEGORY
Call   QSOs Mbrs Pts  Mul  Sco Bon Final  80-40-20 Antenna

Straight Key

Bug
WD4CFN    6    6  12    5   60 x1.5   90  Hex Beam on 20M and 140' Doublet on 40M           

Keyer/Keyboard


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STATS:
Logs submitted:                 68
Total participants:             100
Total QSOs:                     915
States + Provinces represented: 29 + ON + DX

SOAPBOX:

N4MJ - Well, that was FUN NOT. One station on 40m, three on 20m, none on 80m. Had to work to get KF7Z. Heard W2SH & KN1H on 20 but they didn't hear my zillion calls. They each had good sigs, too. IDK what LCT contest is but lots of stations on 40m calling CQ LCT, exchanging RST and State.

NO2D - Stuck with 20 meters as still daylight here. Arm gave out after 10 contacts. Signals were good. Lots of fun. Thanks to all who make the sprints possible. Peter, NO2D

N2CN - Not a lot to be heard on the bands tonight.

KN4RQD - Lots of RBN hits, but only one contact on 20M before it closed. Still lots of fun!

K3RLL - Whew, those were rough seas tonight with pretty good thunder-boomer seeming hovering over my QTH. It was a good night for a low wire; not so much for anything higher or better. I appreciate the five good ops I worked but took an hour. RBNs were much better into Europe than stateside again tonight. Funny how that works. Thanks 72, ... Don

VE3SIF - Thanks for the contacts. I was using an Icom 705 and the BaMaKey TP-III. Very noisy here on 40 meters, but a few contacts. Sorry if I missed anyone. Hope to see everyone again next month. 72 Ron

WD4CFN - Thanks for the Q's!

K9NUD - Wow, I disappeared for several months! Fun to be back. Stormw took down my efhw on Sunday but I got it back up in time. Nice to hear familiar calls and a few new ones. KX3 @ 5W using a cootie.

KD0V - Thanks everyone for the QSO's. I am getting back into practice?

N2YHQ - Lots of fun!

KD7DUG - QMX mid band running OCF dipole. 20 Meters was long. Ask for NR repeats due to QSB but the band condx were great tonight compared to the last couple weeks. Thanks everyone for the QSOs

WD4OHD - Lousy band conditions here at first, but they improved a good bit with time. Worked seven states out of eight QSOs. Always fun whatever the situation.

KN2G - I had a good time but was tangled up several times in pileups. I generally back out of those! Still fun! 80 was DEAD for me. Not many stations readable on 40. 20 started strong and went off like it was on a switch. Exciting to reach to the western prairies tonight! Shut down 20 mins early... See you next week for the MW and also FD in a few weeks.

W9DWR - I managed to get in on the last 40 minutes or so. Had a couple that were just a little too low to get, but had a great time! Thanks to the ones that got me!

NF8M - Op time 1:45 with some breaks. Greetings QRP fans! Coming to you remotely with no way to pound actual brass, hence the keyer entry. Decent condx tonight, just not much heard but many of the regulars on. Lots of activity from the Lewis & Clark special events around our QRGs on 40 but we can coexist! 72 to all es cu next month.

KT3X - First NAQCC sprint. Jumped on late but managed to work a few despite QSB/QRN. Thanks for the contacts!

AI5BE - Bands were the best they have been in a while. I made more QSOs during this sprint than I ever had!

WB0CJB - 20M started out good but 40 was noisy tonight. Hope the sun settles down for next week's sprint as well as for Field Day. GL es 72/73 de Paul WB0CJB

NA4O - Some vry nice strong signals on 40 tonight, others I had to work for. Good Sprint! KX3@5W, Vibroplex Straight Key

KC3RN - My first sprint using a cootie. Conditions were decent, but not great. As usual 40m was the money band. Thanks to all who worked me.

WB9HFK - Thanks for all the QSO's this evening. I was wringing out my POTA/FD setup. It looks like a few more tweaks, and I'm ready to go! 72, Mark WB9HFK

KC5F - QSB plus storm QRN plus low SFN equals lots of fun, anyway! Decent signals on 20m to start, including DK1VD, then the rest on 40m, with more QSB and QRN, but still plenty of activity. I only heard one signal on 80m, but too much noise, here, to copy. Thanks, all - see you next week!

KE3V - Very nice night for radio. I also learned that moving the bug from one table to another is enough to change its balance. Had to mess with it.

KN1H - Thanks for another fun Sprint! 20 was really hot with lots of 599 reports, it helps when it's light out coast to coast. Hope to see everyone in the MW next Tuesday night. 72, John, KN1H

K9QEW - Finally, we got some good band conditions. Started on 20m then QSY to 40m. 72/73s & STAY TUNED Daryl

K4KRW - I had to work tonight, so I didn't get to play much. 40 meters seemed pretty good here. Thanks everyone! Richard

W4NLT - Started out on 20M and got some DX to CO and WY. Most action was on forty. Good to work the QRP faithful and made some 2-fers. Thanks for all the QSOs. 72 Andy

WG8Y - Hi all, Started on time with a quick contact with WB8CAC. Then the dog wanted out. Decided to close up the garage while out there. Wound up sitting done at my garage work bench and first hooking my QRP Labs QMx 5 bander,20 thru 80m. Used that for a few Q's then switched over to the MTR3B CURAHEE for the last 8 or so Q's. Used my trusty OLd Butternut HF6V ground mounted in the back yard with app 50 radials.Just paper logged in the garage so just finished entering the contacts into the NAQCC Sprint logger. It was fun. Think I'll do the same thing next week for the MW Sprint. "Hear" you all then. Hi Hi. 72 from N.C. Mark WG8Y

N7QR - 91st sprint, KX3 BY1 into a K1EL keyer in bug mode for the first 1.5 hours. 20 was the band. Russ Portland OR

N5BO - First Sprint for me, decided to dig the IC705 out and charge the battery up. It was nice working some familiar calls! I look forward to the next event!

KF7Z - great sprint tonight,signals were good from the east,always a fun time,had a QSO started with KD5W but QRM overwhelmed it, I had to move, glad you found me up the band a little, Thanks to the organization for keeping the sprint going 73. Danny

W2SH - 20m was open but in an unstable condition with considerable QSB. 40m had plenty of activity. Nothing was heard on 80m.

WX4RM - I was pleasantly surprised tonight that conditions allowed QSO'S in all different areas of the country. Gave the new XIEGU G90 transceiver a good workout, but still need to learn all of its functions. Thanks to all who pulled me out of the noise.

DK1VD - first test on 40 m was not good on 20 better signals were louder fast qsb and then again on 40 quiet but four (2 20 2 40 ) are in the log thanks to KC5F - KJ4R - K3JZD - KC3MIO 72 ED

K4EAK - First ever Spring and could only operate for a few minutes.

KA6J - My time was limited this sprint. Had a local net to attend and storms were moving in early evening. Bands were still rough. Worked the few I could hear on 20 then moved to 40 where only two signals heard. Used a x6200 into a vertical. Thanks all for the sprint!

W8GG - Hello Fellow Sprinters ! Gud condx fer sprint last nite. I got a late start but 20 was wide open at 9pm local in Mich. went between 20 es 40 fer an hour and had a blast. Gud signals from all over , some true 599 rpts. Can't wait to try the mw sprint next week. Nice to work a bunch of old friends. 73 ,Gregg W8GG

WA1GWH - Was on 40m with an ionosphere-sizzling 1 W and my old SW-40+. Antenna a quarter wave inverted L over 16 radials. Not many ops heard and a very noisy band from here in central New York state. Thanks to all who "listened hard"!

KA2KGP - Only 2 QSO's on both 20 & 80 m. but 40 m. was good here in WNY. Rig: IC-7000 at 5w. into G5RV up 20 ft. w/ old WWII straight key. 73 to all.

WT4U - Rough conditions all around, and lots of other traffic on 40, the only band that seemed to be working. With all the thunderstorms rattling around it seemed like every station was just barely poking above the noise. Tiring, but, there were contacts to be had surfing up and down between 7030 and 7045.

K4JPN - Heavy QRN on 40M and 20M, tried 15M, but nothing heard. 72, Steve K4JPN

WA2FBN - Signals were better than I expected for the sprint. TNX 72 Ken

K4BAI - 20M sounded good at the start and there were a lot of loud signals, but the rate seemed slow. I think the skip shortened up some to allow the two VA QSOs. 40M had a lot of signals, but the QRN was very bad. Had several on 40M who just could not get my call despite calling over and over. I guess the best distance on 20 was with KN1H in NH. I heard one unidentified station in CA on 20M, but never heard his call and had no opportunity to call him. Am pretty sure conditions should be better next month. 73/72, John, K4BAI.

K4WY - Thank you 20 meters!

VE3IIM - Some new calls for me this month. Heard some weak ones calling, but no go...

K3JZD - 40m only. I only had 1 hour available this time. Pleasant evening in spite of the copy being difficult due to the noise on the band. Always nice to hear Fred - DK1VD in there while all of his neighbors are sleeping. 72, Jody - K3JZD

KC3MIO - 7300 @ 5w into 288'loop up 30'. As usual, tried 20, but instead of going to 0100, switched to 40 after 15 minutes and tried 20 again in about 10-15 minutes; four contacts in total. As usual 40 was the best band including DK1VD; thanks for your patience, Fred! Checked 20 again around and worked AI5BE and WU0A. The last 30 minutes were good with only a couple on 80 and the rest on 40. Thanks for all my contacts and looking forward to the challenge of the MW sprint next week. 73/72, Rich

AK3X - Only a few minutes as usual. Still fun.

N5GW - Only tried 20M, as 40M to QRNish here tonight.